also surgery would be more sketchy back then

but the conversation was about business not medical advances

a lot of prescription meds now actually kill you faster as well as chemo therapy

I will give you that one. Please replace my word _cold_ with pneumonia or the flu.

bad word choice

but yes, the original convo was about business

I mean sure there were many things that were bad about that era of time

but I think your work went a lot farther and you could build your own house, buy land much easier etc

You still can build your own house and buy land pretty easy.

gentlemen's clubs also seemed pretty cool

lol not at all

unless you are way off the grid

you mean like in 1920

except now you have solar, wind, generators, and the likes

in 1920 you could literally work as a store clerk and buy a house 5 years later

now if you work as a clerk you won't even be able to afford to rent a 1 bedroom apt

you also didn't need degrees to get most jobs

I'm not sure I ever knew what an average store clerk pay was in 1920

Well a medium sized house would only cost $1000 back then

in the city

Anyone here vc?

@진수 (James) sometimes

In other words, $1,000 in 1920 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $12,848.70 in 2020, a difference of $11,848.70 over 100 years. The 1920 inflation rate was 15.61%.

So imagine working for 5 years as a clerk at 7/11 in 2020 and buying a house for $12,000 in a major city

I'm looking for data on wages in 1920-ish

they would probably even be higher than wages in 2020 for a clerk

also honestly there is no cure for flu or viruses either these days

the only thing that's changed a bit is better sanitation

some vaccines have worked but most aren't effective and lower your immune system

yes, sanitation and practices are the key game-changers

I'm seeing average weekly wages like:

bakers $25

Brick mining $15

carpenters $27

clerical office work $15

engraver $25

meat packing $18

painters $28

textile worker $7

construction $11

iron worker $28